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The Missoula, Mont., City Council is considering options that would lift a ban on fireworks, including allowing them during specific hours on specific days or permitting "less impactful fireworks." The ban has not been enforced recently, and councilors have requested that the police chief draft an enforcement plan for Independence Day before the council decides whether to lift the ban.

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The Missoula, Mont., City Council is set to consider a ban on use of wearable technology while driving. Cellphone use while driving is banned, and councilors are concerned wearable tech, such as Apple Watch, also is a distraction.

The Missoula, Mont., City Council likely will include more than $54,000 in its 2014 budget to fund a campaign for violence prevention and to hire a "healthy-relationships coordinator." The proposal follows an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice that found that the Police Department needs to improve its response to reports of sexual assault.

Repairs to the leaky roof of a trailer home in Missoula, Mont., provided eight students with training in the laying asphalt shingles, as well as help to the disabled homeowner. The effort was orchestrated by building inspector Norm Verworn, who noticed a faulty addition causing leaks to the house and rounded up help, including the students in Missoula College's carpentry class.

The Missoula, Mont., City Council unanimously passed the Conservation and Climate Action Plan, which is meant to help the city become carbon neutral by 2025, reduce energy use and emissions, and save money. Strategies involve fleet and facilities, internal policies and renewable energy. One councilor called the approval a "watershed moment for the city."